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Goole, Yorkshire [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bridgwater, Somerset, England [2]

Hillston New South Wales [2]

London [2]

Loughton, Essex [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Williamstown Victoria [2]

Allerton Bywater [1]

Barton Regis. [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Dunmow, Essex [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Goole [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Horton, London [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Matlock [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England [1]

Notting Hill, London [1]

Plumstead, Kent, England [1]

Prittlewell, Sussex [1]

Southend, Essex [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Stonebroom, Derbyshire [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Wetherby, Yorkshire, England [1]

Whitburn, Durham [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

York [1]

Rank

Private [146]

Gunner [21]

Driver [13]

Corporal [10]

Lance Corporal [8]

Sapper [7]

Serjeant [7]

Lieutenant [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Captain/Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Flight Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Paymaster Captain [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper Lance Corporal [1]

Sgt [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Labour Corps [12]

British West Indies Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancers [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

130th (St John) Field Ambulance RAMC [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [225]

Royal Navy [26]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

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S [301]

Contribution

Military Service [292]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Place of birth

Goole, Yorkshire [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Bermondsey, London [2] Bridgwater, Somerset, England [2] Hillston New South Wales [2] London [2] Loughton, Essex [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Williamstown Victoria [2] Allerton Bywater [1] Barton Regis. [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brixton, London [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Dunmow, Essex [1] Durham, Durham [1] Goole [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Horton, London [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] London, Middlesex [1] Matlock [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire, England [1] Notting Hill, London [1] Plumstead, Kent, England [1] Prittlewell, Sussex [1] Southend, Essex [1] Southwark, London [1] Stonebroom, Derbyshire [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Tottenham, London [1] Wetherby, Yorkshire, England [1] Whitburn, Durham [1] Woolwich, Kent [1] York [1]

Rank

Private [146] Gunner [21] Driver [13] Corporal [10] Lance Corporal [8] Sapper [7] Serjeant [7] Lieutenant [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Pioneer [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Captain/Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Flight Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Paymaster Captain [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper Lance Corporal [1] Sgt [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [19] Army Service Corps [16] Royal Engineers [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] London Regiment [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Labour Corps [12] British West Indies Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Essex Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Naval Division [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Hussars [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Lancers [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 130th (St John) Field Ambulance RAMC [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Australian Field Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [225] Royal Navy [26] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Australian Imperial Force [9]

Last name first letter

S [301]

Contribution

Military Service [292] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Thomas Sweeting

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 63808 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Joseph Sweeting

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 326192 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Albert Edwin Sweeting

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230366

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Robert Sweeting

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 6/5782 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 250731 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 250731 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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Frederick Sweeting

Died 1917

British Army 91617 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Jacob Sweeting

Died 1917

British Army 16508 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 16508 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Edward Sweeting

Died 1915

British Army 8119 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 8119 Lance Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Charles Sweeting

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 720016 Private London Regiment

British Army 720016 Lance Corporal London Regiment

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David Sweeting

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 14086 Private Essex Regiment

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William Henry Sweeting

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1330

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Henry T Sweeting

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 34340 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 55286 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Arthur Sweeting

Died 1918

British Army 32/129 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 170 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 170 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Sweeting

Born 1887

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 142577

Canadian Expeditionary Force 142577 Private Canadian Infantry

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Horace Sweeting

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 16899 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Herbert Sweeting

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 131288 Sapper Royal Engineers

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George Sweeting

Died 1915

British Army 13526 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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John Sweeting

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 254561 Private London Regiment

British Army 254561 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Ernest Sweeting

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 17423 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Albert Charles Victor Sweeting

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119460

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Frederick John Sweeting

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10403

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